Amount, composition, and spatial distribution of floating macro litter along fixed trans-border transects in the Mediterranean basin
Arcangeli, A.; Campana, I.; Angeletti, D.; Atzori, F.; Azzolin, M.; Carosso, L.; Di Miccoli, V.; Giacoletti, A.; Gregorietti, M.; Luperini, C.; Paraboschi, M.; Pellegrino, G.; Ramazio, M.; Sarà, G.; Crosti, R. (2018). Amount, composition, and spatial distribution of floating macro litter along fixed trans-border transects in the Mediterranean basin. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 129(2): 545-554. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.10.028
In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. Macmillan: London. ISSN 0025-326X; e-ISSN 1879-3363, more
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Marine litter; Plastic; Mediterranean; Pollution |
| Authors | | Top | Datasets |
- Arcangeli, A.
- Campana, I.
- Angeletti, D.
- Atzori, F.
- Azzolin, M.
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- Carosso, L.
- Di Miccoli, V.
- Giacoletti, A.
- Gregorietti, M.
- Luperini, C.
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- Paraboschi, M.
- Pellegrino, G.
- Ramazio, M.
- Sarà, G.
- Crosti, R.
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| Abstract |
Marine litter is a major source of pollution in the Mediterranean basin, but despite legislative requirements, scant information is available for the ongoing assessment of this threat.Using higher size classes as proxy for litter distribution, this study gave a synoptic estimation of the amount, composition, and distribution of floating macro-litter in the Mediterranean. The average amount of macro-litter was in a range of 2–5 items/km2, with the highest in the Adriatic basin. Seasonal patterns were present in almost all study areas and were significant in the Ligurian Sea, Sardinian-Balearic basin, and Central Tyrrhenian Sea. Plastic accounted for > 80% of litter in all areas and seasons, with the highest proportion in the Adriatic Sea, Ligurian Sea, and Sicilian-Sardinian Channels; in the Bonifacio Strait, Tyrrhenian Sea, and Sardinian-Balearic basin, litter composition was instead more diverse. Spatial analysis suggested an almost homogeneous distribution of litter without evident regular aggregation zones. |
| Datasets (2) |
- GAIA_ADRION_FLT Network-ANPA_2014-2018: Adriatic and Ionian Sea mega-fauna monitoring employing ferry as platform of observation along the Ancona-Igoumenitsa-Patras lane, from December 2014 to December 2018, more
- GAIA_IONIAN_2008-2018: Ionian Sea mega-fauna monitoring employing a sailing vessel along random tracks from 2008 to 2018, more
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